Esther King on June 28 won Illinois’ Congressional District 17 (CD 17) Republican primary.
She will face the winner in the Democratic primary, which was too early to call as of 9:29 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
With 13 percent of the ballots reported at 9:30 p.m. ET on June 28, King earned more than 68 percent of the votes, besting Charlie Helmick.
Illinois CD 17 is considered a competitive House seat that could go either way in the general election, based on its performances in the last two presidential elections.
It was one of seven districts nationwide that went for former President Donald Trump while picking a Democrat to go to Congress in 2020. Last year, the Democratic-controlled state legislature redrew the district to make it more favorable to Democratic candidates….